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Août 28, 2024 1:00AM

Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation
Jock Finlayson
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Canadians weary after years of brutal inflation

The labour market has also softened, with job growth slowing and the unemployment rate rising.

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inflation, inflation rate, cost of living, interest rates
Juillet 18, 2023 3:30AM

No, you won’t tame inflation with more government spending

Philip Cross
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No, you won’t tame inflation with more government spending

We’ve seen a steady erosion of per-capita GDP growth and persistent government deficits.

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inflation, inflation rate, interest rate hike, unemployment rate, federal government spending, federal spending
Avril 6, 2023 1:00AM

Canada’s Fiscal Policy Has Undermined Efforts to Tackle Inflation
Philip Cross
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Canada’s Fiscal Policy Has Undermined Efforts to Tackle Inflation
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inflation, inflation rate, interest rates, interest rate hike, program spending, debt accumulation, federal spending
Mars 10, 2023 3:30AM

Don’t raise the Bank of Canada’s 2% inflation target
Lawrence Schembri, Steven Globerman
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Don’t raise the Bank of Canada’s 2% inflation target

Reductions in purchasing power tend to be concentrated among lower-income workers.

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inflation, inflation rate, central bank, bank of canada
Octobre 27, 2022 2:31PM

Bank of Canada must stay aggressive to tame inflation

Livio Di Matteo
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Bank of Canada must stay aggressive to tame inflation

Ottawa is spending nearly one-third more than it was in 2019 before the pandemic.

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inflation, bank of canada, inflation rate, interest rates, interest rate hike
Juin 29, 2022 10:19AM

Federal government should help increase productivity to tame inflation
Steven Globerman
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Federal government should help increase productivity to tame inflation

Ottawa should stop imposing costly ESG reporting mandates on companies.

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productivity, productivity measurement, inflation, tax revenues, inflation rate
Juin 22, 2022 11:34AM

Canada should abolish supply management to help tame inflation

Alex Whalen, Jake Fuss
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Canada should abolish supply management to help tame inflation

The inflation rate for supply managed products such as butter and milk outpaced the general rate.

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dairy supply management, supply management, food supply management, inflation, inflation rate
Juin 14, 2022 4:02PM

Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s
Livio Di Matteo
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Canadians relearning hard economic lessons of ’70s and ’80s

Persistent labour shortages are helping drive up costs.

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unemployment, labour shortage, inflation, inflation rate, recession, interest rate hike
Mai 22, 2022 6:30PM

Inflation—why now and not post-2008?
Ross McKitrick
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Inflation—why now and not post-2008?

While the Bank of Canada is beginning to shed assets, it will take sustained aggressive action to get control of the situation.

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inflation, inflation rate, causes of inflation, monetary stability, monetary expnasion
Mai 12, 2022 10:45AM

Latest agreement leaves Bank of Canada’s responsibilities unclear

John Chant
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Latest agreement leaves Bank of Canada’s responsibilities unclear

The 2021 agreement introduced a new goal—that monetary policy should also support maximum “sustainable” employment.

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inflation, bank of canada, inflation rate, federal reserve, bank independence